We had the best experience here today! We walked in didn't really have a clue what we wanted and…read moregot the best deal in tats ever! Rick was absolutely amazing! He is so kind, gentle, knowledgeable, and is so cool!!! The vibe of the shop is also so cool! This will for sure be a memorable one for my lil sis and I.

Worse tattoo I have: I was visiting from California. And I try to be patient but what I got and…read morewhat I asked for was not the same. Now I'm paying triple the amount to have it removed since it can't be covered in the area that it's in. Red flags I should of caught was when he said "he doesn't draw up based off of tattoo reference picture" and then as he's tattooing me says "wow this is small".. that didn't make me feel confident that he was going to be able to execute. Mind you I showed over 7+ reference picturesz I told him I wanted two small butterflies behind my ear with the bottom one having it shaded to look like it's 3-D and I want it to be contrasted and not look flat and dull and not be a dark blob. THE FIRST PICTURE IS WHAT I GOT AND THE LAST 1 IS A REFERENCE PICS OF WHAT I SHOWED HIM!

The shop has been open for 4mths. John the owner has a long history of tattooing. The shop could…read moreuse some sprucing but it was definitely clean. My tattoo is amazing! I had a name touched up and added names and a butterfly. They worked with me to identify the one I wanted, the font, and size. I am extremely happy with my tattoo. I feel awful I cant spell my Artist name but he was the best. He was professional and friendly. His work is ridiculously good. Just in case you want him he has huge gauges in bothering ears and tatts all around his head and he's orginally from Kodak. Sorry I cant spell his name. He was very very good. I waited 20 yrs to get another one, and it was worth the wait.

I came in just for a consultation to have an old tattoo reworked and I was interested in getting a…read morenew design as well. Chuck was so helpful and was able to actually do all the work while I was there. Chuck did an amazing job on my Buddha. Amazing!!! Thank you so much Chuck. I will be back for many more tattoos with you. Thanks, Aliyah

Being the only artist in his own shop, its understandable that Ryan Taylor might not be in the shop…read moreduring its posted open hours. I called and left a voicemail, and he returned my call the next day. not too bad of customer service. What is bad is the actual tattoo'ing. His shop is decently clean and he seems to be using sanitary equipment. But be prepared for ALOT of artistic liberty in terms of your image. I guess i didnt communicate my idea clearly when i said i wanted smoke coming off block lettered font- connecting it to a chest piece. after two hours in the chair he asked me what i thought. In the mirror i saw only the font, and a two inch space between my chest piece and the new tattoo. "thats good, but wheres the smoke?" i asked. so he hastly made a shadow effect outside the lettering and called it quits (with and inch of blank space now instead of two). Why I went back after my initial tattoo wasn't right is beyond me: I went in wanting a touch up the piece he had done a year before. I drew out where I wanted black and grey ink, and he completely disregarded the grey tone. instead he covered everything in black. But its ok, its not like its for life...

Taylor was awesome! We called the night before to make an appointment for the following morning and…read morehe offered to come in and open the shop early for us. We ended up not being able to come in as planned and he had no problem having us come in later. Someone wrote a bad review on here from years ago and we were weary about going but decide to anyway. The shop was very clean and Taylor was great! Sometimes you have to check things out on your own! Next time I'm visiting Anchorage we will be sure to go back and make another great review to boost his rating. Thanks Taylor!

I highly recommend Arielo for tattoos at BPU's 5th Ave location, he is incredibly talented and has…read moresoooo many cool ideas, he takes great care in his work.

Was walking downtown and popped in for a second and spoke with Eddy. His appointment canceled so…read morehe had a spot open for the afternoon. We kicked around a few ideas and my original idea wasn't gonna work for the time constraints which I completely understand. I eneded up choosing a designated and letting Eddy have artistic control and love my new tattoo. Eddy was patient and chill 5/5 would recommend

Someone close to me gave me a gift certificate for Eagle River Tattoo. I was surprised to learn…read morethey only do business over Instagram. So I DMed some artists who I thought could be fun to work with. One artist agreed to get me in and make a plan, that was a couple of months ago and I have yet to hear back. I came by the shop in person today and kindly requested a refund which was denied. I am really upset by how this was handled after hearing such good things about this place. Edit: After the review Debra reached out and granted me the refund, cleared up the miscommunication (they do not operate strictly over Instagram) and was rather apologetic. While I haven't had any work done here, I can say that I am willing to give eagle river tattoo the benefit of the doubt and may return for my next piece (with a different artist).

I have had by only tattoos done here by Don. The first one I was soooo scared of possible pain I…read morewas shaking! I think I was 59 years old. Don very gently walked me away from the ledge! He went slow and explained everything well so I felt pretty comfortable. His artwork is amazing. Surprise ... It didn't even hurt! I got my second one there as well and they are both beautiful. I get a lot of compliments on them, especially on the coloring. I doubt I'd ever go anywhere else. I've got 2 more already planned in my head!

Absolutely amazing experience! Great art work, my son got tatted free hand and damn! So impressive!…read moreExemplary customer service! Clean and overall just top notch! -Keanu

He didnt listen to what I wanted and he didnt return my calls since february 2020. I wanted a…read moretattoo artist for life I have many planned no one in the entire company will call me back. I drove to the parlor its locked no phone numbers listed very shady. He said I would get free touch ups for life. I even left a voicemail on his wifes salon number that she owns above the parlor never going there again. He also rips you off charging $800 for a small foot wrap. IM DONE WAITING MOVING ON.

I was on a vacation from Cali & wanted to get a tattoo to remember the beauty of Alaska. I looked…read moreat multiple shops and everyone was either booked or not accepting walk-in, I called Southside and they were willing to get me in before I left. I stayed in touch with Glade to figure out the details and when was best to get my tattoo done. When I got there, we were greeted & btw I love the way the shop is set up. Great vibes all around. Everyone was so nice and welcoming. All the artist appreciate each others work which is really great to see. Glade created a sketch for me that was perfect. His input really helped with deciding a lot about my tattoo. I got fireweed and forget me nots. His touch wasn't rough I got through the tattoo pretty easily and in the end I was in love with it. I have a lot of tattoos and the one Glade did has to be my favorite. Even my best friend went in and got a fireweed because she loved how mine turned out. (2nd pic) All in all. Next time I'm in anchorage I already know my first stop. Our pictures don't do justice. I get compliments all the time for my tattoo.

Updating my review to say that Beth contacted me shortly after I posted my first review. She was…read morevery nice and receptive to my feedback, which tells me she cares a lot about providing excellent customer service. She told me the shop is going to try having an apprentice handle scheduling which hopefully will make communications go more smoothly. I always greatly appreciate and respect when business owners and employees take the time to respond to feedback, whether it's positive or negative. She even offered me an hour of her time at no charge, which I think is very generous. Unfortunately I no longer live in Alaska so I cannot take advantage of that, at least not any time soon. But even if Beth hadn't offered that I would want to book an appointment with her just based on her reply to my initial review. Here's hoping I can eventually give a 5 star review and post some photos of Beth's awesome work on me!

The owner designed my tattoo from my idea in my head and it turned out great. Easy to make…read moreappointment and great price

Huge shoutout to Lai for making my first tattoo experience so special! She never made me feel…read morerushed and took the time to get the placement and sizing exactly right. She's such a kind person and was so accommodating with breaks whenever I needed them, I felt comfortable the whole time. Her talent is worth every penny of her hourly rate. If you're looking for a new artist, I 100% recommend her!